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Jalandhar, April 16
After having temperature for a few days, Sunny Verma (42) was taken to a private hospital where he was tested for Covid. His report came negative. He was referred to another hospital where he was admitted, but his condition deteriorated and he died after three days. All through his treatment his Covid report (he was tested twice) remained negative.
3,915 cases, 51 deaths
Chandigarh: Punjab continued to be on the edge with 3,915 new Covid cases and 51 deaths. Ludhiana and Mohali continued to take the state tally up with 598 and 560 cases, respectively. Bathinda, which witnessed 266 fresh cases, has the highest positivity rate of 24.77 per cent, followed by Mohali (16.63) and Amritsar (15.90). The highest number of deaths was reported from Amritsar (7) and Ludhiana (6). The total active cases in the state stand at 30,745. TNS
Ludhiana, January 13
The Kotwali police busted a gang of thieves and arrested two of its members. Cops also seized nine mobile phones and two motorcycles from members of the gang.
Those arrested were identified as Damandeep Singh Kali of Dehlon and Sunny Verma of Sangrur.
SHO Kotwali Harjeet Singh said on getting information that the accused were notorious thieves and were on their way to sell the stolen mobile phones to their clients near the railway station, the police swung into action.
Naka were put up at some places where after intercepting the accused, they were cornered and arrested by the police. During their checking, the mobile phones were recovered. The phones were stolen by the accused in recent days.
PSBs scan older loans, may lead to more fraud discovery
Sources said banks are reviewing loan accounts, which have already been flagged for monitoring, and more large accounts are likely to be reported as fraud in the next couple of months. December 22, 2020 3:00:10 am
The total cases of frauds (involving Rs1 lakh and above) reported by banks and financial institutions shot up by 28 per cent by volume and 159 per cent by value during 2019-20 despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightening the supervision and vigilance.
Public sector banks (PSBs) are expected to report more fraud cases in loan accounts that have earlier been put under their early warning alert system. Sources said banks are reviewing loan accounts, which have already been flagged for monitoring, and more large accounts are likely to be reported as fraud in the next couple of months.
Explained: Why does Budget-making exercise begin with consultations with stakeholders?
The Budget is like a financial plan of the government for the next year; it provides various financial numbers for the current year, and makes projections for the next year. Written by Sunny Verma , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 16, 2020 10:31:07 am
Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on February 1, 2021. (Photo: PTI/file)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held her first pre Budget meeting with top industrialists on Monday (December 14), amid expectations of the government presenting a growth-oriented budget to boost the economy recovering from the effects of the Covid-19pandemic.